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2019-20 MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL Team (AP/Coaches) W L Pct. Home Away W L Pct. Home Away Neutral Last 10 Strk San Diego State (13/12) 2 0 1.000 1-0 1-0 13 0 1.000 7-0 3-0 3-0 10-0 W13 New Mexico 2 0 1.000 1-0 1-0 13 2 .867 10-0 2-1 1-1 9-1 W8 Utah State (RV/RV) 2 0 1.000 1-0 1-0 13 2 .867 8-0 1-1 4-1 8-2 W3 Nevada 1 0 1.000 0-0 1-0 8 5 .615 4-2 1-2 3-1 6-4 L1 UNLV 1 0 1.000 0-0 1-0 6 8 .429 5-4 1-3 0-1 5-5 W2 Boise State 1 1 .500 1-0 0-1 9 5 .643 6-1 1-3 2-1 6-4 W3 Air Force 1 1 .500 0-1 1-0 6 7 .462 3-3 3-1 0-3 4-6 L1 Colorado State 0 2 .000 0-1 0-1 9 6 .600 5-3 2-2 2-1 6-4 W2 Wyoming 0 2 .000 0-2 0-0 5 9 .357 4-6 1-1 0-2 4-6 W2 Fresno State 0 2 .000 0-1 0-1 4 9 .308 3-3 1-5 0-1 3-7 L2 San José State 0 2 .000 0-1 0-1 4 10 .286 3-5 1-4 0-1 2-8 W1

UP NEXT IN THE MW A LOOK BACK IN THE MW TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29 UC Riverside at AIR FORCE (MWN) 2 p.m. MT NEW MEXICO 74, UC Davis 69

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28 FRESNO STATE at #13/12 SAN DIEGO STATE* (Stadium/Facebook) Noon PT UNLV 64, Eastern Michigan 49 WYOMING at BOISE STATE* (MWN) 6 p.m. MT COLORADO STATE 87, Doane 62 COLORADO STATE at NEVADA* (AT&T SportsNet) 7 p.m. PT UTAH STATE 129, Eastern Oregon 61 NEW MEXICO at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (MWN) 7 p.m. PT WYOMING 82, Nebraska Wesleyan 68 Utah State at UNLV* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. PT BOISE STATE 103, CSU Northridge 72 #15/14 SAN DIEGO STATE 73, Cal Poly 57 SATURDAY, JANUARY 4 SAN JOSÉ STATE 83, Pepperdine 68 WYOMING at COLORADO STATE* (AT&T SportsNet) 11 a.m. MT UC Riverside 60, FRESNO STATE 57 BOISE STATE at NEVADA* (CBSSN) 3 p.m. PT SAN JOSÉ STATE at FRESNO STATE* (MWN) 4 p.m. PT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25 AIR FORCE at UNLV* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. PT BOISE STATE 72, UTEP 67 (Honolulu, Hawaii) #13/12 SAN DIEGO STATE at UTAH STATE* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. MT MONDAY, DECEMBER 23 TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 BOISE STATE 85, Portland 69 (Honolulu, Hawaii) FRESNO STATE at NEW MEXICO* (ESPN2/U) 9 p.m. MT San Francisco 71, FRESNO STATE 69 UTAH STATE at AIR FORCE* (ESPN2/U) 9 p.m. MT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 NEW MEXICO 107, Houston Baptist 88 UNLV at BOISE STATE* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. MT UC Riverside 80, SAN JOSÉ STATE 65 #13/12 SAN DIEGO STATE at WYOMING* (MWN) 7 p.m. MT Georgia Tech 74, BOISE STATE 60 (Honolulu, Hawaii) NEVADA at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (MWN) 7 p.m. PT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 Drake 85, AIR FORCE 80 COLORADO STATE at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (MWN) 2 p.m. PT COLORADO STATE 111, Tulsa 104 (3OT) AIR FORCE at NEW MEXICO* (Stadium/Facebook) 4 p.m. MT UTAH STATE 65, Florida 62 (Sunrise, Florida) UNLV at WYOMING* (AT&T SportsNet) 5 p.m. MT WYOMING 72, Denver 66 (OT) NEVADA at UTAH STATE* (CBSSN) 6 p.m. MT UNLV 81, Robert Morris 69 BOISE STATE at #13/12 SAN DIEGO STATE* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. PT #20/20 SAN DIEGO STATE 80, Utah 52 (Los Angeles, Calif.) Saint Mary’s 68, NEVADA 63 (San Francisco, Calif.) TUESDAY, JANUARY 14 WYOMING at NEVADA* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. PT #13/12 SAN DIEGO STATE at FRESNO STATE* (ESPN3) 8 p.m. PT

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 BOISE STATE at AIR FORCE* (AT&T SportsNet) 7 p.m. MT MOUNTAIN WEST BROADCAST GUIDE NEW MEXICO at COLORADO STATE* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. MT SAN JOSÉ STATE at UNLV* (AT&T SportsNet) 8 p.m. PT Visit TheMW.com/Guide for complete broadcast information for all MW sports. This page will be updated in real-time and will Home team in BOLD. continue to grow as MW broadcast schedules are announced.

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Air Force - Nick Arseniak Air Force - Dave Pilipovich (Thiel College, ‘86) THE INTERNET - THEMW.COM Office Phone: . . . . . (719) 333-9251 Overall: ...... 104-138 (9th season) The official Mountain West website is hosted by Mobile Phone: . . . . (719) 333-9251 School: ...... 104-138 (9th season) SIDEARM. Each soccer box score will be posted on Press Row: (719) 333-6006 the website following the conclusion of each contest. Email: [email protected] Boise State - Leon Rice (Washington State ‘86) You can also find: Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com Overall: . . . . . 187-121 (10th season) School: . . . . . 187-121 (10th season) • MW Men’s Basketball Standings Boise State - Michael Walsh • Team-by-Team Statistics and Results Office Phone: . . . . . (208) 426-1106 Colorado State - Niko Medved (Minnesota, ‘97) • Overall/Conference-Only Statistics (PDF available) Mobile Phone: . . . . . (208) 921-7396 Overall: ...... 100-113 (7th season) • Weekly Release (PDF available) Press Row: (208) 426-1503 School: ...... 21-26 (2nd season) • Players of the Week Email: [email protected] • Television Information Website ...... BroncoSports.com Fresno State - Justin Hutson (CSU Bakersfield, ‘94) • Championship Information Overall: ...... 28-18 (2nd season) Colorado State - John Martin School: ...... 28-18 (2nd season) STATISTICS/WEEKLY RELEASES Mobile Phone: . . . . . (540) 476-1259 The MW will post updated statistics to the Conference Press Row: (970) 491-3981 Nevada - (Indiana, ‘87) website no later than the morning following every Email: [email protected] Overall: . . . . . 595-303( 29th season) game. The MW Players of the Week and the weekly Website ...... CSURams.com School: ...... 8-5 (1st season) press notes will be made available every Monday. You may obtain this information either on the Conference Fresno State - Stephen Trembley New Mexico - Paul Weir (York, ‘04) website or via email. Office Phone: . . . . . (559) 278-6178 Overall: ...... 75-41 (4th season) Mobile Phone: . . . . . (559) 270-4291 School: ...... 47-35 (3rd season) Press Row: (559) 347-3699 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Email: [email protected] San Diego State - Brian Dutcher (Minnesota ‘82) Mountain West Players of the Week will be released Website ...... GoBulldogs.com Overall: ...... 56-24 (3rd season) every Monday from November 12, 2018 to March 11, School: ...... 56-24 (3rd season) 2019. Nominations are submitted by the institutional Nevada - Jack Kuestermeyer communications departments and the winners are Office Phone: . . . . . (775) 682-6984 San José State - Jean Prioleau (Fordham ‘92) selected by the MW communications staff. Mobile Phone: . . . . . (775) 240-6251 Overall: ...... 12-63 (3rd season) Press Row: (775) 784-4404 School: ...... 12-63 (3rd season) AWARDS AND HONORS Email: [email protected] Website . . . . . NevadaWolfPack.com UNLV - T.J. Otzelberger (Wisconsin-Whitewater, ‘87) The league champion will be based on Conference Overall: ...... 75-44 (4th season) play. The annual individual awards will be voted on New Mexico - Chelsea Pitvorec School: ...... 5-8 (1st season) by each of the 11 head coaches. Following is a list of Mobile Phone: . . . . . (352) 422-2875 regular-season awards that will be presented: Press Row: (505) 925-5988 Utah State - Craig Smith (North Dakota ‘96)

Email: [email protected] Overall: ...... 192-93 (7th season) • Regular-Season Team Champion Website ...... GoLobos.com School: ...... 41-9 (2nd season) • Coach of the Year • Player of the Year San Diego State - Richard Stern Wyoming - Allen Edwards (Kentucky ‘02) • Defensive Player of the Year Office Phone: . . . . . (619) 594-5548 Overall: ...... 56-61 (4th season) • Newcomer of the Year Mobile Phone: (408) 318-8111 School: ...... 56-61 (4th season) • Freshman of the Year Press Row: (619) 265-5853 • Sixth Man of the Year Email: [email protected] • All-Conference (First, Second and Third Website ...... GoAztecs.com Team, five players each) • All-Defensive Team (five players) San José State - Joe Waltasti Office Phone: . . . . . (408) 924-1211 GET INSIDE ACCESS TO THE MOUNTAIN WEST Mobile Phone: . . . . . (916) 889-6643 Stay connected and gain insider access to Mountain Press Row: (408) 924-6466 West women’s soccer by participating on its social Email: [email protected] media channels: Website: SJSUSpartans.com www.facebook.com/mountainwestconference UNLV - Andy Grossman www.twitter.com/mountainwest Office Phone: . . . . . (702) 895-3995 www.twitter.com/mw_olysports Mobile Phone: . . . . . (702) 630-3949 Instagram.com/mountainwestconference Press Row: (702) 895-4600 YouTube.com/mountainwestconf Email: [email protected] https://www.snapchat.com/add/mountainwest Website ...... UNLVRebels.com

Utah State - Kyle Cottam Office Phone: . . . . . (435) 797-2066 Mobile Phone: . . . . . (435) 817-7702 Press Row: (435) 797-1686 Email: [email protected] Website: . . . . . UtahStateAggies.com

Wyoming - Nick Seeman Office Phone: . . . . . (307) 766-5516 Mobile Phone: . . . . . (612) 741-0550 Press Row: (307) 766-2222 Email: [email protected] Website ...... GoWyo.com

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ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL USA TODAY COACHES’ POLL ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL WEEK-BY-WEEK Rk. Team (First-Place Votes) Record Rk. Team (First-Place Votes) Record USU SDSU UNM 1. Gonzaga (63) 13-1 1. Gonzaga (30) 13-1 Preseason 17 NR NR 2. Duke (1) 11-1 2. Duke (1) 11-1 Week 2 17 RV NR 3. Kansas (1) 10-2 3. Kansas (1) 10-2 Week 3 15 RV RV 4. Oregon 11-2 4. Baylor 9-1 Week 4 15 RV NR 5. Ohio State 11-2 5. Ohio State 11-2 Week 5 25 RV NR 6. Baylor 9-1 6. Oregon 11-2 Week 6 RV 25 NR 7. Louisville 11-2 7. Auburn 12-0 Week 7 RV 20 NR 8. Auburn 12-0 8. Louisville 11-2 Week 8 RV 15 NR 9. Memphis 11-1 9. Villanova 9-2 Week 9 RV 13 NR

10. Villanova 9-2 10. Butler 12-1

11. Butler 12-1 11. Memphis 11-1 12. Michigan 10-3 12. SAN DIEGO STATE 13-0 13. SAN DIEGO STATE 13-0 13. Michigan 10-3 USA TODAY COACHES’ POLL WEEK-BY-WEEK 14. Michigan State 10-3 14. Kentucky 9-3 USU SDSU 15. Maryland 11-2 15. Maryland 11-2 Preseason 19 NR 16. West Virginia 11-1 16. Michigan State 10-3 Week 3 16 RV 17. Kentucky 9-3 17. West Virginia 11-1 Week 4 15 NR 18. Florida State 11-2 18. Dayton 10-2 Week 5 RV RV Week 6 RV 24 19. Virginia 10-2 19. Virginia 10-2 Week 7 RV 20 20. Dayton 10-2 20. Florida State 11-2 Week 8 RV 14 21. Penn State 11-2 21. Penn State 11-2 Week 9 RV 12 22. Texas Tech 9-3 22. Texas Tech 9-3 23. Iowa 10-3 23. Wichita State 11-1 24. Wichita State 11-1 24. Arizona 10-3 25. Arizona 10-3 25. Iowa 10-3

MW teams receiving votes: Utah State (30). MW teams receiving votes: Utah State (38). Week Nine Week Nine

UTAH STATE PICKED TO WIN 2019-20 MOUNTAIN 2019-20 MOUNTAIN WEST PREDICTED WEST MEN’S BASKETBALL REGULAR-SEASON ORDER OF FINISH

The 2019 Mountain West tournament champions Utah State has been predicted to Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Points claim the 2019-20 MW regular season title as voted by the Conference media, which 1. Utah State (17) 187 was announced Tuesday morning at the start of the 2019 Mountain West Men’s 2. San Diego State 150 Basketball Media Day. 3. New Mexico 141 4. Nevada 135 Utah State, which made an appearance in the NCAA tournament last season, received 5. Boise State 128 all 17 first-place votes, earning 187 points. It marks the first time in the league’s 6. Fresno State 103 history that Utah State has been selected as the preseason favorite. USU returns 7. UNLV 89 2018-19 Mountain West Player of the Year and 2018-19 MW Freshman 8. Air Force 76 and Defensive Player of the Year Neemias Queta. 9. Colorado State 59 10. Wyoming 36 San Diego State, the 2018-19 MW tournament runner-up, was picked to finish second 11. San José State 17 in the MW preseason predicted order of finish with 150 points. The Aztecs were 21-13 last season with an 11-7 mark in Conference play. 2019-20 MOUNTAIN WEST PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE Following the Aztecs, New Mexico was selected to finish third with 141 points, Nevada Pos. Name Yr. Team fourth with 135 points, Boise State in fifth with 128 points, Fresno State sixth with F Lavelle Scottie Sr. Air Force 103 points, UNLV in seventh with 89 points, Air Force in eighth with 76 points, G Derrick Alston Jr. Boise State Colorado State in ninth with 59 points, Wyoming in 10th with 36 points and San José F/C Nico Carvacho Sr. Colorado State State in 11th with 17 points. G Sam Merrill Sr. Utah State C Neemias Queta So. Utah State

Preseason Player of the Year Sam Merrill, Sr., G, Utah State

Preseason Newcomer of the Year , Jr., G, San Diego State

Preseason Freshman of the Year K.J. Hymes, F, Nevada

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ADDING UP THE WINS THE NATION’S BEST The Mountain West is one of two conferences that has three teams with 13 or After the eighth week of men’s basketball action, several MW individuals are more wins on the year. New Mexico, San Diego State and Utah State reached among the top in the nation in numerous statistical categories. their 13th win of season during the eighth week of 2019-20, matching the West Coast Conference, which also has three squads with 13 victories. NAME STAT NO. RANK Justin Bean, Utah State Rebounds 172 1 SAN DIEGO STATE REMAINS UNDEFEATED Justin Bean, Utah State Double-Doubles 9 4 During the eighth week of the season, another team recorded its first loss of Justin Bean, Utah State Off. Rebounds Per Game 4.4 4 the year, leaving San Diego State as one of just two Division I teams that are Derrick Alston Jr., Boise State Free Throws Made 76 5 undefeated heading into the ninth week of the 2019-20 season. With their Derrick Alston Jr., Boise State Points 300 5 13-game win streak to open the year, the Aztecs are off to their best start Malachi Flynn, San Diego State -to-Turnover Ratio 3.55 6 since beginning 2010-11 with a 20-0 mark. Nico Carvacho, Colorado State Rebounds 156 7 Justin Bean, Utah State Rebounds Per Game 11.5 8 AZTECS TOP CURRENT NCAA NET RANKING Cheikh Mbacke Diong, UNLV Off. Rebounds Per Game 3.9 12 For the ninth day a row, San Diego State sits at No. 1 in the NCAA NET JaQuan Lyle, New Mexico Free Throws Made 66 13 Ranking (as of Monday, Dec. 30). The Mountain West has two programs Derrick Alston, Boise State Points Per Game 21.4 14 ranked in the top 50 and four MW schools are among the top 100. , Boise State 3-Point Field Goals Made 43 15 Nico Carvacho, Colorado State Def. Rebounds Per Game 7.67 16 NONCONFERENCE REWIND Jazz Johnson, Nevada 3-Point Field Goals Made 42 17 With one nonconference contest remaining this season, the Mountain West Nico Carvacho, Colorado State Double-Doubles 6 19 has an 80-53 (.602) record in nonconference action. The MW has three Nate Grimes, Fresno State Double-Doubles 6 19 schools that concluded nonconference play with a winning percentage Jazz Johnson, Nevada 3-Point FGM Per Game 3.23 20 of .800 or higher. In 2019-20, the MW is undefeated against 12 other J.J. Caldwell, New Mexico Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 2.74 23 conferences, including Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Colonial, Horizon, Mid Jazz Johnson, Nevada 3-Point FG Percentage 44.7 23 American, Mid-Eastern, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Southland, Southwestern Derrick Alston Jr., Boise State Field Goals Made 94 24 and Summit League. J.J. Caldwell, New Mexico Steals 29 25

AZTECS, AGGIES AMONG NATION’S BEST IN SCORING MARGIN WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Two Mountain West squads are among the top five in the nation in scoring Over the Thanksgiving Holiday, three Mountain West teams won its margin. San Diego State has a scoring margin of +20.4, which leads the respective tournaments. Nevada, San Diego State and Utah State each won country, while Utah State ranks No. 3 with a scoring margin of +19.9. its tournament over the last week. The Aggies and Aztecs both posted 2-0 records, while the Wolf Pack registered a 3-0 mark. AZTEC D-D-D-DEFENSE San Diego State is holding opponents to 56.3 points per game, which is THE CENTURY CLUB PART I the sixth-best scoring defense in the country. In six of 13 outings, the Boise State has reached 100 points three times in 2019-20. The Broncos Aztecs have limited their opponents to 52 points or less. SDSU is eighth opened the year scoring 126 points against Life Pacific (11/5), scored 100 in the nation in field-goal percentage defense, holding opponents to a 36.2 points against Alabama State (12/14) and netted 103 points against CSU shooting percentage from the field. Northridge (12/28). Boise State is averaging 80.3 points per game, which is the 37th-best scoring average in the nation. FROM THE CHARITY STRIPE New Mexico is first in the nation in free throws made after connecting on On seven occasions, a Mountain West teams have scored 100 or more points 278 buckets from the charity stripe, while Utah State is second in the in a game this season. The Broncos lead the pack with three games scoring country with 266 makes from the free-throw line. The Lobos are also leading 100 or more points. the country in attempts from the free-throw line with 383. THE CENTURY CLUB PART II RANKING THE MOUNTAIN WEST Air Force head coach Dave Pilipovich won his 100th victory when the San Diego State continues to move up in both national polls heading into the Falcons defeated Army on the road on Nov. 12. Pilipovich has led AF to a ninth week of the season. The Aztecs are ranked No. 12 in the USA Today 100-132 record since taking over the program in 2010. Coaches’ Poll and No. 13 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. SDSU’s No. 13 ranking in the AP Top-25 Poll is the program’s highest since March 10, In his seventh season as a head coach, Colorado State’s Niko Medved 2014 when it was No. 8. reached his 100th career win with an 87-62 victory over Doane on Dec. 28.

Additionally, Utah State is receiving votes in both the Associated Press and A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN USA Today polls for the fifth week in a row. Since the inception of the Mountain West, San Diego State has won a league-best 192 Conference games. The postseason appearances reflect a WORKING OVERTIME team’s record since joining the Mountain West. Teams are ranked according Mountain West squads have played a combined 14 overtime games in to MW win percentage. 2019-20. The MW owns a 7-7 record in overtime contests. Boise State and Wyoming have perfect 2-0 marks in overtime games, while UNLV has played MW Record Overall Record the most extended games with four this year. Team W-L Pct W-L Pct Postseason San Diego State 192-128 .600 437-233 .652 16 FROM DOWNTOWN Fresno State 72-54 .581 135-104 .565 3 Three Mountain West programs rank in the top 30 in the NCAA from behind Nevada 71-52 .577 150-95 .612 4 the 3-point line. Air Force ranks No. 6 in the country, connecting on 40.8 Boise State 81-60 .574 159-106 .600 5 percent of its shots from beyond the 3-point line. San Diego State ranks New Mexico 184-137 .573 409-250 .621 13 26th, shooting 38.3 percent from behind the arc, while Nevada is making UNLV 183-137 .572 417-244 .631 14 38 percent of its shots from long range and ranks No. 30. Utah State 58-53 .523 120-83 .591 1 Wyoming 139-183 .432 340-307 .525 11 BEAN THE KING Colorado State 131-190 .408 331-313 .514 9 Justin Bean is making his presence known on the glass during his sophomore Air Force 119-202 .371 292-338 .463 6 campaign as the forward has led Utah State in rebounds in all 15 games San José State 15-96 .135 41-149 .216 - this season. He is first in the nation with 172 boards and eighth in the country in rebounds per contest with 11.5. With nine double-doubles in 15 appearances, Bean is fourth in the country in double-doubles.

#AtThePeak • TheMW.com PAGE 4 MOUNTAIN WEST MEN’S BASKETBALL BOISE STATE’S ALSTON NAMED OLSON NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK MW TOURNAMENT SUCCESS After being named the MW Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, Boise State’s The 2019 Mountain West Men’s Basketball Championship saw an increase Derrick Alston Jr. was also named the Lute Olson Award National Player of the in attendance for the second-consecutive year. The championship game Week. Alston averaged 24 points, 5.7 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game, between Utah State and San Diego State had a seven-percent increase while leading the Broncos to a 3-0 mark last week. in attendance from the year prior. Additionally, the championship game registered 1.32 million views on CBS. STARTING 2019-20 OFF RIGHT The Mountain West opened the 2019-20 campaign with an 8-3 (.727) record TIME TO DANCE in season openers. In home openers, the MW also compiled an 8-3 record. The Mountain West sent multiple teams to the 2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament for the second year in a row, marking the RETURNING ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES 17th occasion in 20 years that the MW had at least one at-large selection. In 2019-20, the Mountain West returns nine student-athletes who earned all-conference honors last season, including the MW Player of the Year Utah MOUNTAIN WEST IN THE NBA State’s Sam Merrill, the MW Defensive Player and Freshman of the Year Utah To start the 2019-20 NBA season, 16 players who played at current MW State’s Neemias Queta and the MW Sixth Man of the Year schools were present on opening day rosters. Nevada’s Jazz Johnson. PLAYER TEAM UTAH STATE OPENED 2019-20 NATIONALLY RANKED , UNLV Orlando Magic Utah State opened the 2019-20 campaign ranked No. 17 in the Associated Paul George, Fresno State Los Angeles Clippers Press Top 25 and No. 19 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. It is just the third Chandler Hutchison, Boise State Chicago Bulls time in school history that the Aggies have appeared in the preseason poll Justin James, Wyoming Sacramento Kings and the first time since the 1970-71 season (No. 12). Tyler Johnson, Fresno State Phoenix Suns The Mountain West has been represented in the preseason polls in three- Derrick Jones, Jr., Miami Heat consecutive seasons and in six of the last 10. Stanton Kidd, Colorado State Utah Jazz Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State Los Angeles Clippers A LEAGUE OF NATIONS Caleb Martin, Nevada Charlotte Hornets Mountain West rosters feature 32 student-athletes from outside the United Cody Martin, Nevada Charlotte Hornets States. Canada is the most-represented country (six), followed by Australia Patrick McCaw, UNLV (five). Below is a breakdown by team: Jalen McDaniels, San Diego State Charlotte Hornets Javale McGee, Nevada Los Angeles Lakers NAME, SCHOOL COUNTRY Larry Nance, Jr., Wyoming Cleveland Cavaliers Riley Abercrombie, Boise State Australia Tony Snell, New Mexico Detroit Pistons Emanuel Akot, Boise State Canada Christian Wood, UNLV Detroit Pistons Mladen Armus, Boise State Serbia Robin Jorch, Boise State Germany MOUNTAIN WEST TO USE SHOTTRACKER DURING CONFERENCE GAMES Abu Kigab, Boise State Canada For the first time, a conference has been granted a waiver by the NCAA Men’s James Moors, Colorado State New Zealand and Women’s Basketball Rules Committee of Rule 10-4.2.d (men) and Rule Ignas Sargiunas, Colorado State Lithuania 10-12.4.b (women), which will permit the use of electronically transmitted data Assane Diouf, Fresno State Senegal to the bench for coaching purposes during regular season conference games. The Lazaro Rojas, Fresno State Brazil Mountain West will be using ShotTracker as its exclusive basketball analytics Kane Milling, Nevada France partner. Emmanuel Kuac, New Mexico Canada Makuach Maluach, New Mexico Australia Each team will wear a ShotTracker player sensor and use the ShotTracker- Kurt Wegscheider, New Mexico Central African Republic enabled version of their school’s basketball provider. The sensors track player Nathan Mensah, San Diego State Ghana and ball movement in real time, providing Mountain West programs with more Joel Mensah, San Diego State Ghana than 70 unique statistics. This gives Mountain West coaches, student-athletes, Nolan Narain, San Diego State Canada fans and media access to instantaneous data that no conference has unilaterally Yanni Wetzell, San Diego State New Zealand had access to before. The NCAA will require that the Mountain West submit data Samuel Japhet-Mathias, San José State England as part of a study that will evaluate the long-term viability of technology on the Eduardo Lane, San José State Brazil bench. Craig Lecesne, San José State Sweden Jonah Antonio, UNLV Australia Cheickna Dembele, UNLV Mali Cheikh Mbacke Diong, UNLV Senegal Elijah Mitrou-Long, UNLV Canada Vitaliy Shibel, UNLV Ukraine Sean Bairstow, Utah State Australia Diogo Brito, Utah State Portugal Roche Grootfaam, Utah State Suriname Kuba Karwowski, Utah State Poland Liam McChesney, Utah State Canada Neemias Queta, Utah State Portugal

A MAN AMONG LEGENDS After grabbing five rebounds against Arkansas State on Nov. 14, Colorado State senior Nico Carvacho became the first player in Mountain West history to record 1,000-career rebounds. Carvacho has now reached the 1,000-mark milestone in both rebounds and points. He joins a group of legends that also reached this feat, including , , Shaquille O’Neal, Draymond Green, Danny Manning, Patrick Ewing, Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

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MOUNTAIN WEST-ATLANTIC 10 MEN’S BASKETBALL CHALLENGE MW BY THE NUMBERS The and the Atlantic 10 Conference announced that the two leagues will begin the Mountain West/Atlantic 10 Challenge Series, a scheduling Since the league’s inception in 1999, two partnership that will match up A-10 and MW teams starting in the 2020-21 season. The Mountain West men’s basketball players have two-year agreement covers the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, with an option to extend the 2 been named consensus All-American (Utah’s partnership for an additional two years, into the 2023-24 season. Andrew Bogut and BYU’s Jimmer Fredette). The Mountain West returns four of five superlative The two conferences will play ten games in each of the two seasons, with each league award winners from 2018-19, including the reigning hosting five games per year. Matchups for each year will be determined by the league offices 4 player of the year, defensive player of the year, sixth based on a number of factors, including the previous year’s records, NET rankings and man of the year and freshman of the year. team achievements, as well as projected rankings and anticipated strength of teams for the In five of the last seven seasons, the Mountain upcoming season. The games will take place in late November, early December of each year, West has had at least two teams appear in the with television and digital rights residing with the host conference. NCAA tournament. 5 “Scheduling quality non-conference opponents is becoming increasingly difficult, which makes a challenge series such as this of great benefit to the Mountain West,” said Mountain In 20 seasons, six Mountain West teams have West Commissioner Craig Thompson. “The Atlantic 10 Conference is highly-respected and advanced to the Sweet 16. The most recent regularly sends multiple teams to postseason tournaments. These matchups won’t be easy, 6 Sweet 16 appearance was in 2017 by Nevada. and that’s exactly what we need during the non-conference portion of our schedule as we continue strengthening Mountain West basketball.” The Mountain West has had eight major national award winners. “This is a partnership that will afford both conferences strong non-conference competition 8 bringing quality, nationally recognized opponents from the Mountain West to our campuses,” stated A-10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade. “Challenges have become essential to Among the 22 all-conference selections at the conferences as scheduling quality home and home series has become increasingly difficult. end of the 2018-19 season, nine return to the This partnership will add an exciting home game to each of our schools season ticket hardwood this season. packages while also providing resume-building opportunities and national exposure of high- 9 interest games.”

Utah State claimed the 2019 Mountain West The two leagues have similar success profiles over the last three years, with the Atlantic 10 tournament crown, marking the ninth time in having an average league ranking of 8.6 in the RPI compared to an average 10.0 ranking for 9 MW history that the No. 2 seed has won the the Mountain West. The Atlantic 10 has sent 17 teams to the postseason, including nine to Conference tournament. the NCAA Tournaments in those three years. The MW has sent 11 teams to postseason, four NBA 2019 opening day rosters included 16 of which went to the Big Dance. players who played for current MW schools. 16 2020 MOUNTAIN WEST - ATLANTIC 10 CHALLENGE SERIES MATCHUPS TUESDAY, DEC. 1, 2020 Utah State is ranked in the top 20 in both Utah State at Davidson national polls, checking in at No. 17 in the 20 preseason Associated Press Top 25 and No. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2, 2020 19 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. UNLV at VCU After four Mountain West men’s basketball St. Bonaventure at New Mexico players were selected during the 2019 26 NBA Draft, the MW has had 26 NBA Draft SATURDAY, DEC. 5, 2020 selections since 1999. San Diego State at Saint Louis A total of 33 Mountain West men’s basketball George Mason at Fresno State student-athletes garnered academic all- Boise State at Rhode Island 33 conference accolades. Air Force at Saint Joseph’s Richmond at Colorado State Utah State and Nevada appeared in the 2018- Duquesne at Wyoming 19 NCAA Tournament, bringing the Mountain 49 West’s appearances to 49 since 1999. SUNDAY, DEC. 6, 2020 Dayton at Nevada

2019-20 MW PLAYER OF THE WEEK BOISE STATE’S DERRICK ALSTON JR. NAMED MW MEN’S DATE PLAYER BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Dec. 30 Derrick Alston Jr., Boise State Dec. 23 Sam Merrill, Utah State DERRICK ALSTON JR., BOISE STATE Dec. 16 Carlton Bragg Jr., New Mexico Dec. 9 Jalen Harris, Nevada/JaQuan Lyle, New Mexico JUNIOR, GUARD, HOUSTON, TEXAS/STRAKE JESUIT HS Dec. 2 Malachi Flynn, San Diego State • Led Boise State to 3-0 record last week with victories over Portland (85-69), UTEP Nov. 25 Yanni Wetzell, San Diego State (72-67) and CSU Northridge (103-72) and was named to the Diamond Head Classic Nov. 18 JaQuan Lyle, New Mexico All-Tournament Team. Nov. 11 Lindsey Drew, Nevada • Averaged 24 points, 5.7 assists and 4.7 rebounds, while shooting 52 percent from the floor. • Netted a season-high 32 points against Portland, second most in the MW this season. • Scored or assisted on 26 of Boise State’s 43 second-half points against UTEP and made the game-clinching shot in the closing seconds of the contest. • Registered at least five assists in all three games this past week.

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MW DOUBLE-DOUBLE LEADERS MERRILL NAMED TO OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY WATCH LIST Utah State senior guard Sam Merrill has been named to the Oscar Robertson Overall MW Overall MW Trophy Watch list. Merrill is one of 46 in the nation on the initial list and Active Leaders 2019-20 2019-20 Career Games lone student-athlete from the Mountain West. The 2019-20 Oscar Robertson Justin Bean, Utah State 9 2 9 2 Trophy will be presented at the NCAA Final Four in Atlanta in April. Nico Carvacho, Colorado State 6 1 41 26 Nate Grimes, Fresno State 6 2 20 15 MERRILL NAMED TO NAISMITH TROPHY WATCH LIST Carlton Bragg, New Mexico 5 1 8 4 Utah State senior guard Sam Merrill has been named to the watch list of RJ Williams, Boise State 4 0 4 0 the 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy Men’s Player of the Year, as announced Derrick Alston, Boise State 2 1 2 1 by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. Merrill is one of 50 in the nation on the initial Mbacke Diong, UNLV 2 0 3 1 list that will be trimmed to 30 in February. That list will then be reduced to Lindsey Drew, Nevada 2 0 4 1 Abu Kigab, Boise State 2 0 2 0 10 national semifinalists on March 5, and four finalists on March 17. The Ryan Swan, Air Force 1 0 7 6 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy will be awarded in Atlanta, Ga., during the Christian Anigwe, San José State 1 0 3 1 Final Four at the Naismith Awards Brunch on April 5, 2020. Nathan Mensah, San Diego State 1 1 3 3 Hunter Maldonado, Wyoming 1 0 3 2 CARVACHO, FLYNN AND MERRILL NAMED TO LUTE OLSON WATCH LIST Porter Abel, Utah State 1 0 1 0 Colorado State senior Nico Carvacho, San Diego State junior Malachi Flynn Ralph Agee, San José State 1 1 1 1 and Utah State senior Sam Merrill have been named to the Lute Olson Trevin Dorius, Utah State 1 0 1 0 Award Watch List, which is an annual award recognizing the top player in Malachi Flynn, San Diego State 1 0 1 0 Division I men’s basketball, as announced by collegeinsider.com. Carvacho, Bryce Hamilton, UNLV 1 1 1 1 Flynn and Merrill are among 40 Division I men’s basketball players across Jalen Harris, Nevada 1 0 1 0 the nation to appear on the preseason watch list. Jake Hendricks, Wyoming 1 0 1 0 Seneca Knight, San José State 1 0 2 1 MERRILL AND QUETA NAMED TO WOODEN AWARD WATCH LIST Craig Lecesne, San José State 1 0 1 0 Utah State senior guard Sam Merrill and sophomore center Neemias Queta Corey Manigault, New Mexico 1 0 3 2 have been named to the watch list of the John R. Wooden Award, presented Robinson Orlando, Fresno State 1 0 1 0 by Wendy’s, as announced by the organization. David Roddy, Colorado State 1 0 1 0 Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State 1 0 1 0 Ryan Swan, Air Force 1 0 1 0 Chosen by a preseason poll of national experts, the list Yanni Wetzell, San Diego State 1 0 1 0 is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for Neemias Queta, Utah State 0 0 10 8 the most prestigious honors in college basketball, the Wooden Award All- Vance Jackson, New Mexico 0 0 5 5 American Team and Most Outstanding Player Award. Lavelle Scottie, Air Force 0 0 4 4 Diogo Brito, Utah State 0 0 2 2 Utah State is one of just nine schools in the nation with multiple student- Sam Merrill, Utah State 0 0 1 1 athletes on the initial list, joining Florida, Davidson, Duke, Kansas, Alex Hobbs, Boise State 0 0 1 1 Kentucky, Maryland, Memphis and Washington with that distinction. Amauri Hardy, UNLV 0 0 1 1 Makuach Maluach, New Mexico 0 0 1 1 CARVACHO AND QUETA NAMED TO ABDUL-JABBAR WATCH LIST Note: Single-season MW record is 26 double-doubles, set by Utah’s Andrew Bogut in 2004-05. Colorado State senior Nico Carvacho and Utah State sophomore Neemias Queta have been named to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Watch List, which is an annual award recognizing the top center in Division I men’s basketball, as announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Carvacho and Queta are among 20 centers across the nation to appear on the 2019-20 MW RECORDS IN GAMES DECIDED BY... preseason watch list. Overall MW-Only Team 0-3 4-9 10-Plus 0-3 4-9 10-Plus MERRILL NAMED TO JERRY WEST WATCH LIST Air Force 0-0 3-2 3-5 0-0 1-0 0-1 Utah State senior guard Sam Merrill has been named to the Jerry West Award Boise State 0-1 3-1 6-3 0-1 0-0 1-0 Watch List, an annual award recognizing the top shooting guard in Division Colorado State 1-1 1-2 7-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 I men’s collegiate basketball, as announced by the Naismith Memorial Fresno State 1-4 0-4 3-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 Basketball Hall of Fame. A national committee of top college basketball Nevada 0-0 3-2 5-3 0-0 0-0 1-0 personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates. New Mexico 2-1 4-0 7-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 San Diego State 1-0 1-0 11-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 San José State 0-1 2-1 2-8 0-1 0-0 0-1 UNLV 1-0 0-5 5-2 1-0 0-0 0-0 Utah State 3-0 2-2 8-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 Wyoming 0-1 2-2 3-6 0-0 0-1 0-0

2019-20 MW RECORDS AT HALFTIME AND IN OVERTIME HALF OVERTIME Team Lead Trail OT Air Force 5-0 0-7 0-0 Boise State 8-1 1-3 2-0 Colorado State 6-1 3-5 1-1 Fresno State 3-4 0-6 0-3 Nevada 7-1 1-4 0-0 New Mexico 9-0 3-1 0-0 San Diego State 11-0 1-0 0-0 San José State 3-0 1-8 0-0 UNLV 5-1 1-5 1-3 Utah State 10-1 2-1 1-0 Wyoming 4-0 0-7 2-0

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30-Plus Scoring Games 2019-20 2019-20 Double-Figure Rebound Games 2019-20 2019-20 Name, School Games High Name, School Games High JaQuan Lyle, New Mexico 2 31 Justin Bean, Utah State 12 15 Abu Kigab, Boise State 1 33 Nico Carvacho, Colorado State 8 19 Derrick Alston Jr., Boise State 1 32 Nate Grimes, Fresno State 7 15 Hunter Maldonado, Wyoming 1 32 Carlton Bragg, Jr., New Mexico 6 18 Derrick Alston, Boise State 1 31 Cheikh Mbacke Diong, UNLV 5 17 Jalen Harris, Nevada 1 31 R.J. Williams, Boise State 4 16 Lindsey Drew, Nevada 1 30 Nathan Mensah, San Diego State 3 12 Orlando Robinson, Fresno State 2 15 20-Plus Scoring Games 2019-20 2019-20 Christian Anigwe, San José State 2 14 Name, School Games High Derrick Alston, Boise State 2 11 Derrick Alston, Boise State 10 32 Jake Hendricks, Wyoming 2 11 Jalen Harris, Nevada 5 31 Abu Kigab, Boise State 2 11 Sam Merrill, Utah State 7 28 Lindsey Drew, Nevada 2 10 Hunter Maldonado, Wyoming 4 32 Bryce Hamilton, UNLV 1 14 JaQuan Lyle, New Mexico 4 31 Marvin Coleman, UNLV 1 12 Justinian Jessup, Boise State 4 27 Yanni Wetzell, San Diego State 1 12 Jazz Johnson, Nevada 4 26 Alphonso Anderson, Utah State 1 11 Malachi Flynn, San Diego State 3 28 Trevin Dorius, Utah State 1 11 Amauri Hardy, UNLV 3 27 Jalen Harris, Nevada 1 11 Brock Miller, Utah State 3 27 Craig LeCesne, San José State 1 11 Jarred Hyder, Fresno State 3 26 Corey Manigault, New Mexico 1 11 New Williams, Fresno State 3 26 David Roddy, Colorado State 1 11 Corey Manigault, New Mexico 3 24 Ralph Agee, San José State 1 10 Nate Grimes, Fresno State 3 23 Nick Blair, UNLV 1 10 Lindsey Drew, Nevada 2 30 J.J. Caldwell, New Mexico 1 10 Orlando Robinson, Fresno State 2 27 Keshad Johnson, San Diego State 1 10 Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State 2 26 Kuba Karwowski, Utah State 1 10 Alphonso Anderson, Utah State 2 24 Seneca Knight, San José State 1 10 A.J. Walker, Air Force 2 21 Hunter Maldonado, Wyoming 1 10 R.J.Williams, Boise State 2 21 Ryan Swan, Air Force 1 10 Carlton Bragg Jr., New Mexico 2 20 Hunter Thompson, Wyoming 1 10 Abu Kigab, Boise State 1 33 Elijah Mitrou-Long, UNLV 1 29 Double-Figure Assist Games 2019-20 2019-20 Donnie Tillman, UNLV 1 28 Name, School Games High Brae Ivey, San José State 1 23 Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State 1 12 Kendle Moore, Colorado State 1 23 Diogo Brito, Utah State 1 11 Lavelle Scottie, Air Force 1 23 JaQuan Lyle, New Mexico 1 11 Richard Washington, San José State 1 23 J.J. Caldwell, New Mexico 1 10 Seneca Knight, San José State 1 22 Malachi Flynn, San Diego State 1 10 Trevon Taylor, Wyoming 1 22 Abel Porter, Utah State 1 10 Adam Thistlewood, Colorado State 1 22 Hunter Thompson, Wyoming 1 22 Nico Carvacho, Colorado State 1 21 Bryce Hamilton, UNLV 1 21 Jake Hendricks, Wyoming 1 21 Aquir Agau, Fresno State 1 20 Zach Chappell, San José State 1 20 Yanni Wetzell, San Diego State 1 20

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ANNUAL NONCONFERENCE RECORDS 2019-20 NONCONFERENCE RECORDS 2019-20 Since 1999-00 Team W L Pct CONFERENCE W L PCT. W L PCT. 1999-00 72 46 .610 America East 0 0 .000 13 3 .867 2000-01 75 43 .636 American Athletic 2 3 .400 12 14 .462 2001-02 77 41 .653 Atlantic Coast 0 2 .000 11 37 .229 2002-03 84 38 .689 Atlantic Sun 0 0 .000 29 4 .879 2003-04 74 38 .661 Atlantic 10 1 1 .500 20 19 .513 2004-05 73 45 .619 Big East 1 0 1.000 19 26 .422 2005-06 72 44 .621 Big Sky 4 2 .667 170 46 .787 2006-07 96 37 .722 Big South 1 0 1.000 27 2 .931 2007-08 85 46 .649 Big Ten 2 0 1.000 17 38 .309 2008-09 90 45 .667 Big 12 0 2 .000 44 92 .324 2009-10 93 43 .684 Big West 5 5 .500 141 52 .731 2010-11 101 40 .716 Colonial 2 0 1.000 10 5 .667 2011-12 102 33 .756 Conference USA 3 1 .750 65 46 .586 2012-13 105 33 .761 Great West 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 2013-14 97 51 .655 Horizon 3 0 1.000 21 12 .636 2014-15 87 55 .613 Ivy 0 0 .000 16 5 .762 2015-16 87 52 .626 Metro Atlantic 0 0 .000 10 7 .588 2016-17 96 52 .649 Mid-American 2 0 1.000 24 13 .649 2017-18 89 54 .622 Mid-Eastern 1 0 1.000 37 4 .902 2018-19 72 65 .526 Missouri Valley 2 2 .500 73 62 .541 2019-20 80 53 .602 Northeast 2 0 1.000 10 3 .769 TOTALS 1,807 954 .654 Ohio Valley 1 0 1.000 25 7 .781 (Includes Postseason Games) Pac-12 2 14 .125 92 177 .342 Patriot 0 0 .000 14 10 .583 Southeastern 2 2 .500 26 40 .394 COMPOSITE NONCONFERENCE RECORDS Southern 0 0 .000 21 5 .808 Southland 3 0 1.000 59 4 .936 Southwestern 6 0 1.000 94 3 .969 Team W L Pct Summit 7 0 1.000 68 23 .747 Air Force 173 108 .616 Sun Belt 3 2 .600 56 28 .667 Boise State 82 42 .661 West Coast 8 13 .381 144 94 .605 Colorado State 195 106 .648 Western Athletic 5 3 .625 120 58 .674 Fresno State 66 47 .584 Independents 1 0 .000 50 4 .926 Nevada 74 38 .661 Reclassifying 0 0 .000 34 6 .850 New Mexico 212 97 .686 Provisional 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 San Diego State 217 90 .707 Non-Division I 12 0 1.000 226 6 .974 San José State 31 54 .365 TOTALS 80 53 .602 1,807 954 .654 UNLV 212 94 .693 VS. DIVISION I 45 31 .592 1,550 926 .626 Utah State 62 27 .697 Wyoming 196 108 .645 *Conference memberships are based on conference alignments during season in which games were played. (Records since joining the MW and includes postseason games)

2019-20 NONCONFERENCE RECORDS

Team TOP-25 OVERALL PCT Air Force 0-0 5-6 .455 Boise State 0-1 8-4 .667 Colorado State 0-2 9-4 .692 Fresno State 0-2 4-7 .364 Nevada 0-0 7-5 .583 New Mexico 0-1 11-2 .846 San Diego State 0-0 11-0 1.000 San José State 0-2 4-8 .333 UNLV 0-0 5-8 .385 Utah State 0-0 11-2 .846 Wyoming 0-1 5-7 .417 TOTALS 0-9 80-53 .602 (Includes Postseason Games)

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OFF THE HARDWOOD

• The United States Air Force Academy is the only undergraduate institution in the world where students help design, build, test, launch and operate uniquely designed small satellites utilized in accomplishing real Department of Defense missions. USAFA currently manages three operational satellites in orbit.

• Boise State and San Diego State were named two of the most innovative national universities in the country for 2019 in a U.S. News and World Report survey of higher education leaders (T45th).

• Fort Collins, Colorado, (Colorado State) and Logan, Utah, (Utah State) are ranked in the top 25 in CollegeRanker.com’s annual “The 50 Best College Towns to Live in Forever” - Fort Collins No. 3 and Logan No. 25.

• CSU’s state-of-the-art Wayne C McIlwraith Translational Medicine Institute is bringing together the best minds and most skilled surgeons to take human and animal healing to unprecedented The Mountain West has announced a new branding and marketing campaign for the heights. conference to further define the MW’s strong, energetic brand as it begins its 21st year as an NCAA Division I athletic conference. • New Mexico has been granted a Top Secret Facility Clearance from the Department of Defense and is Designed to make clearer the league’s purpose, vision and values the conference has entrusted with conducting classified and export adopted “At the Peak” as its tagline. The new high-impact moniker resonates the league’s controlled research. personality and uniqueness as one of the elite conferences in college athletics. • San Diego State students are graduating at record high rates across all seven colleges. SDSU now ranks The branding initiative has been in planning and development since February 2018. No. 1 nationally in graduation rate performance, The Mountain West worked in partnership with Old Hat, a strategic marketing agency based on U.S. News and World Report’s most recent specializing in collegiate athletics, to develop a plan that would showcase the personality college rankings. of the league. • San José State College of Engineering Professor Cradled among the most desirable locations in America, the Mountain West stretches to Ahmed Banafa has extensive experience in eight different states from the shores of the Pacific Coastline to the Rocky Mountains. The research, operations and management, with focus conference has long been known since its founding for its integrity and its commitment on IoT, Blockchain, Cybersecurity and AI. He was to the ideals of the student-athlete experience and the unique opportunities afforded to named the No. 1 tech voice to follow, technology students at each institution. fortune teller and influencer by LinkedIn in 2018.

From its inception in 1999, the Mountain West has been committed to excellence in • In late 2018, UNLV was elevated to R1 “very intercollegiate athletics, while promoting the academic missions of its member institutions. high research activity” status by the Carnegie Progressive in its approach, the Mountain West continues to cultivate opportunities for Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. student-athletes to compete at the highest level, while fostering academic achievement UNLV is now in the top three percent of more than and sportsmanship. 4,000 institutions nationwide. Additionally, New Mexico is also an RI research institution. Only 115 Now in its 21st year, the MW has been assertive in its involvement with the NCAA governance institutions in the country hold this distinction. structure and has taken a leadership role in the overall administration of intercollegiate athletics. The Mountain West membership is comprised of 11 all-sport members: the • Utah State was named one of the top 10 Fulbright United States Air Force Academy, Boise State University, Colorado State University, Fresno U.S. Scholarship-producing Research Institutions State, University of Nevada, University of New Mexico, San Diego State University, San by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. José State University, UNLV, Utah State University and University of Wyoming. In addition, the University of Hawai‘i and Colorado College participate in the Mountain West as single- • This year, Wyoming will open its $105 million sport members in football and women’s soccer, respectively. Engineering Education and Research Building, a state-of-the-art facility including reconfigurable research laboratories, active-learning classrooms, an active-learning wet laboratory, a drilling and completions simulation laboratory, an advanced manufacturing laboratory and many other rooms.

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2020 MW MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Wednesday, March 4 Broadcasts NCAA First and Second Rounds MW Men’s First Round, Noon PT MWN/STADIUM on Facebook March 19-22 MW Men’s First Round, 2:30 p.m. PT MWN/STADIUM on Facebook MW Men’s First Round, 5 p.m. PT MWN/STADIUM on Facebook NCAA Sweet 16 and Elite Eight Rounds March 26-29 Thursday, March 5 Broadcasts MW Men’s Quarterfinal #1, 11:30 a.m. PT CBSSN NCAA Final Four MW Men’s Quarterfinal #2, 2 p.m. PT CBSSN April 4 MW Men’s Quarterfinal #3, 6 p.m. PT CBSSN MW Men’s Quarterfinal #4, 8:30 p.m. PT CBSSN NCAA National Championship April 6 Friday, March 6 Broadcasts MW Men’s Semifinal #1, 6 p.m. PT CBSSN MW Men’s Semifinal #2, 8:30 p.m. PT CBSSN

Saturday, March 7 Broadcast MW Men’s Championship Game, 2:30 p.m. PT CBS

MOUNTAIN WEST TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURES

General Procedure. All ties shall be broken in the order in which they occur, from top to bottom, in the standings. Tied teams in the higher position shall be considered as separate positions based upon their seeding (e.g., Team A and Team B are tied for first place in the standings. By using the established tie- breaking procedures, it is determined that Team B is the No. 1 seed and Team A is the No. 2 seed. Team C and Team D are tied for fifth in the standings. When using the tie-breaking formula to break the tie, Teams C and D are compared separately against Team B first, then Team A). When comparing tied teams against positions lower in the standings that are also tied, those lower-tied positions shall be considered a single position for the purposes of comparison.

When comparing records against a single team or a group of teams, the higher winning percentage shall prevail, even if the number of games played against the team or group are unequal (i.e., 3-0 is better than 3-1). However, 2-0 is better than 1-0, and 0-1 is better than 0-2. Thus, if two tied teams have split their regular-season series, but Team A is 2-0 against the top seed and Team B is 1-0 against the top seed, Team A would gain the higher seed.

Two-Way Tie. If two teams tie for a position, and one holds a win-loss advantage during regular season play, that team receives the higher seed. If the two teams split their games during the regular season, each tied team’s record shall be compared against the team occupying the highest position in the standings, continuing down through the standings until one team gains the advantage, thereby gaining the higher seed. If two teams remain tied after all other tie-breakers have been exhausted, the last tie-breaker to determine an advantage shall be team NET

Three-Way Tie. If three or more teams tie for a position, the combined record of each of the tied teams against the other teams involved in the tie shall be compared. If one team gains the advantage, thereby gaining the higher seed, the process shall then revert to the two-way tie-breaking procedure between the remaining two teams, until the tie is broken. If all three teams remain tied following the initial comparison, each tied team’s record shall be compared against the team occupying the highest position in the standings, continuing down through the standings until the tie is reduced to a two-team tie, at which time the procedure shall revert to the two-way tiebreaking procedure. If all three teams remain tied after all other tie-breakers have been exhausted, the last tie-breaker to determine an advantage shall be team NET.

Ties Between Four or More Teams. If four or more teams tie for a position, the combined record of each of the tied teams against the other teams involved in the tie shall be compared. If one team gains the advantage, thereby gaining the higher seed, the comparison process shall then be repeated among the remaining tied teams, until the tie is reduced to a two-team tie, at which time the procedure shall revert to the two-way tie-breaking procedure between the remaining two teams, until the tie is broken. If all teams remain tied following the initial comparison, each tied team’s record shall be compared against the team occupying the highest position in the standings, continuing down through the standings until one team gains the advantage, thereby gaining the higher seed. The entire tie-breaking procedure shall then be repeated from the beginning among the remaining tied teams, reverting to the three- and two-way tie-breaking procedures when appropriate. If four or more teams remain tied after all other tie-breakers have been exhausted, the last tie-breaker to determine an advantage shall be team NET.

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2019-20 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 #15/14 OREGON 71, FRESNO STATE 57 Davidson 91, NEVADA 71 COLORADO STATE 74, Denver 63 WYOMING 76, Detroit Mercy 49 WYOMING 54, Idaho State 40 UTEP 66, NEW MEXICO 63 SAN DIEGO STATE 77, Texas Southern 42 UNLV 86, Purdue Fort Wayne 71 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 UTAH STATE 81, Montana State 73 Arkansas State 80, COLORADO STATE 78 BOISE STATE 126, Life Pacific 49 SAN JOSÉ STATE 83, Grambling State 76 Utah 79, NEVADA 74 Texas State 64, UNLV 57 BOISE STATE 72, BYU 68 (OT) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Saint Mary’s 68, FRESNO STATE 58 (Sacramento, Calif.) SAN JOSÉ STATE 79, Hofstra 71 SAN DIEGO STATE 66, SAN DIEGO 49 NEW MEXICO 92, Eastern New Mexico 71 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Loyola Marymount 78, AIR FORCE 64 (Bimini, Bahamas) Idaho State 89, AIR FORCE 79 WYOMING 69, Louisiana 61 NEW MEXICO 78, New Mexico State 77 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 #4/4 Duke 89, COLORADO STATE 55 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 #17/19 UTAH STATE 89. Weber State 34 NEVADA 74, Fordham 60 (U.S. Virgin Islands) Duquesne 69, AIR FORCE 63 (Bimini, Bahamas) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 UTAH STATE 80, LSU 78 (Montego Bay, Jamaica) Kansas State 60, UNLV 56 (OT) SAN DIEGO STATE 81, LIU 64 AIR FORCE 78, Texas State 71 SAN DIEGO STATE 76, BYU 71 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 NEW MEXICO 97, CSU Northridge 70 BOISE STATE 82, Pacific 76 (3OT) NEVADA 72, Loyola Marymount 67 Portland State 91, SAN JOSÉ STATE 76 BOISE STATE 75, #15/14 Oregon 106 SMU 72, UNLV 68

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 South Carolina 66, WYOMING 32 Indiana State 84, AIR FORCE 74 (Bimini, Bahamas) FRESNO STATE 77, Winthrop 74 NEVADA 84, Valparaiso 59 (U.S. Virgin Islands) Portland 72, SAN JOSÉ STATE 57 UTAH STATE 68, North Texas 59 (Montego Bay, Jamaica) Colorado 56, WYOMING 41 (Las Vegas, Nevada) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 AIR FORCE 69, Army 57 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25 UTAH STATE 97, Denver 56 New Mexico State 78, COLORADO STATE 70 (OT) (Grand Cayman) NEVADA 80, UT-Arlington 73 Auburn 84, NEW MEXICO 59 (New York, New York) San Diego 72, FRESNO STATE 66 SAN DIEGO STATE 62, Tennessee State 49 Cal 79, UNLV 75 (OT) NEVADA 77, Bowling Green 62 (U.S. Virgin Islands)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 COLORADO STATE 80, Omaha 65 COLORADO STATE 61, Loyola Chicago 60 (Grand Cayman) CSU Fullerton 60, WYOMING 53 NEW MEXICO 59, Wisconsin 50 (New York, New York) NEW MEXICO 93, Wisconsin-Green Bay 78 TCU 64, WYOMING 47 (Las Vegas, Nevada) SAN DIEGO STATE 86, Grand Canyon 61 UNLV 80, Jackson State 57

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Arizona 87, SAN JOSÉ STATE 39 COLORADO STATE 79, Washington State 69 (Grand Cayman) Oregon State 83, SAN JOSÉ STATE 48 (Las Vegas, Nevada) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 UC Irvine 69, BOISE STATE 60 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 UTAH STATE 81, North Carolina A&T 54 SAN DIEGO STATE 83, Creighton 52 (Las Vegas, Nevada) UCLA 71, UNLV 54 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 BOISE STATE 80, North Carolina Wilmington 59 NEW MEXICO 90, McNeese State 80 Saint Mary’s 81, 15/15 UTAH STATE 73 Oregon State 83, WYOMING 63 SAN DIEGO STATE 83, Iowa 73 (Las Vegas, Nevada) COLORADO STATE 74, Loyola Marymount 64 USC 76, NEVADA 66 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Cincinnati 72, UNLV 65 (OT) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 CSU Northridge 73, FRESNO STATE 72 FRESNO STATE 92, CSU San Bernardino 47 SAN JOSÉ STATE 85, Simpson 60 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 NEW MEXICO 72, Montana 63 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18 AIR FORCE 76, Jackson State 52 UTAH STATE 82, UTSA 50 COLORADO STATE 92, Utah Valley 61 TCU 65, AIR FORCE 54 UCLA 93, SAN JOSÉ STATE 64 UNLV 72, Abilene Christian 58

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2019-20 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25 AIR FORCE 86, WYOMNG 77 BOISE STATE 72, UTEP 67 (Honolulu, Hawaii) SAN DIEGO STATE 79 COLORADO STATE 57 NEW MEXICO 80, BOISE STATE 78 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28 UNLV 81, FRESNO STATE 80 (2OT) UNLV 64, Eastern Michigan 49 NEVADA 98, Santa Clara 67 COLORADO STATE 87, Doane 62 UTAH STATE 71, SAN JOSÉ STATE 59 UTAH STATE 129, Eastern Oregon 61 WYOMING 82, Nebraska Wesleyan 68 SATURDAY, DEC. 7 BOISE STATE 103, CSU Northridge 72 NEVADA 100, AIR FORCE 85 #15/14 SAN DIEGO STATE 73, Cal Poly 57 BYU 83, UNLV 50 SAN JOSÉ STATE 83, Pepperdine 68 NEW MEXICO 79, WYOMING 65 UC Riverside 60, FRESNO STATE 57 #25/RV UTAH STATE 77, FRESNO STATE 70 (OT) BOISE STATE 75, COLORADO STATE 64 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29 NEW MEXICO 74, UC Davis 69 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 SAN DIEGO STATE 59, SAN JOSÉ STATE 57 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31 UC Riverside at AIR FORCE (MWN) 2 p.m. MT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10 COLORADO STATE 72, South Dakota State 68 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1 BYU 75, NEVADA 42 FRESNO STATE at SAN DIEGO STATE* (Stadium/Facebook) Noon PT UTAH STATE 94, Saint Katherine 49 WYOMING at BOISE STATE* (MWN) 6 p.m. MT COLORADO STATE at NEVADA* (AT&T SportsNet) 7 p.m. PT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11 NEW MEXICO at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (MWN) 7 p.m. PT Cal 69, FRESNO STATE 63 Utah State at UNLV* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. PT Tulsa 69, BOISE STATE 56 SATURDAY, JANUARY 4 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 WYOMING at COLORADO STATE* (AT&T SportsNet) 11 a.m. MT Colorado 56, COLORADO STATE 48 BOISE STATE at NEVADA* (CBSSN) 3 p.m. PT SAN JOSÉ STATE at FRESNO STATE* (MWN) 4 p.m. PT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 AIR FORCE at UNLV* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. PT AIR FORCE 79, Denver 75 SAN DIEGO STATE at UTAH STATE* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. MT BOISE STATE 100, Alabama State 57 NEW MEXICO 69, New Mexico State 62 TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 BYU 68, UTAH STATE 64 FRESNO STATE at NEW MEXICO* (ESPN2/U) 9 p.m. MT Stanford 78, SAN JOSÉ STATE 58 UTAH STATE at AIR FORCE* (ESPN2/U) 9 p.m. MT Northern Colorado 74, WYOMING 53 FRESNO STATE 62, Cal Poly 37 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 UNLV at BOISE STATE* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. MT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17 SAN DIEGO STATE at WYOMING* (MWN) 7 p.m. MT AIR FORCE 99, Johnson & Wales 42 NEVADA at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (MWN) 7 p.m. PT NEW MEXICO 91, Grand Canyon 71 SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 COLORADO STATE at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (MWN) 2 p.m. PT UTAH STATE 76, South Florida 74 (OT) AIR FORCE at NEW MEXICO* (Stadium/Facebook) 4 p.m. MT Utah Valley 69, WYOMING 67 UNLV at WYOMING* (AT&T SportsNet) 5 p.m. MT NEVADA 91, Texas Southern 73 NEVADA at UTAH STATE* (CBSSN) 6 p.m. MT Santa Clara 89, SAN JOSÉ STATE 84 BOISE STATE at SAN DIEGO STATE* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. PT Pacific 74, UNLV 66 SAN DIEGO STATE 92, San Diego Christian 48 TUESDAY, JANUARY 14 WYOMING at NEVADA* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. PT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 SAN DIEGO STATE at FRESNO STATE* (ESPN3) 8 p.m. PT FRESNO STATE 95, IUPUI 64 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 BOISE STATE at AIR FORCE* (AT&T SportsNet) 7 p.m. MT Drake 85, AIR FORCE 80 NEW MEXICO at COLORADO STATE* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. MT COLORADO STATE 111, Tulsa 104 (3OT) SAN JOSÉ STATE at UNLV* (AT&T SportsNet) 8 p.m. PT UTAH STATE 65, Florida 62 (Sunrise, Florida) WYOMING 72, Denver 66 (OT) SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 UNLV 81, Robert Morris 69 COLORADO STATE at AIR FORCE* (AT&T SportsNet) 2 p.m. MT #20/20 SAN DIEGO STATE 80, Utah 52 (Los Angeles, Calif.) FRESNO STATE at WYOMING* (MWN) 4 p.m. MT Saint Mary’s 68, NEVADA 63 (San Francisco, Calif.) NEW MEXICO at UNLV* (CBSSN) 3 p.m. PT NEVADA at SAN DIEGO STATE* (CBSSN) 5 p.m. PT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22 UTAH STATE at BOISE STATE* (ESPN2/U) 8 p.m. MT NEW MEXICO 107, Houston Baptist 88 Georgia Tech 74, BOISE STATE 60 (Honolulu, Hawaii) TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 UC Riverside 80, SAN JOSÉ STATE 65 SAN JOSÉ STATE at NEW MEXICO* (AT&T SportsNet) 8 p.m. MT WYOMING at SAN DIEGO STATE* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. PT MONDAY, DECEMBER 23 AIR FORCE at UTAH STATE* (ESPNU) 9 p.m. MT BOISE STATE 85, Portland 69 (Honolulu, Hawaii) San Francisco 71, FRESNO STATE 69

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22 SATURDAY, FEB. 22 FRESNO STATE at COLORADO STATE* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. MT WYOMING at AIR FORCE* (AT&T SportsNet) 2 p.m. MT UNLV at NEVADA* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. PT SAN JOSÉ STATE at COLORADO STATE* (MWN) 2 p.m. MT UNLV at SAN DIEGO STATE* (CBSSN) 4:30 p.m. PT SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 FRESNO STATE at NEVADA* (ESPN2/U) 7 p.m. PT AIR FORCE at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (MWN) 2 p.m. PT BOISE STATE at FRESNO STATE* (AT&T SportsNet) 5 p.m. PT SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 NEW MEXICO at NEVADA* (CBSSN) 5 p.m. PT NEW MEXICO at BOISE STATE* (CBSSN) 2 p.m. MT COLORADO STATE at UTAH STATE* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. MT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 SUNDAY, JANUARY 26 NEVADA at WYOMING* (AT&T SportsNet) 7 p.m. MT SAN DIEGO STATE at UNLV* (CBSSN) 1 p.m. PT SAN JOSÉ STATE at UTAH STATE* (ESPN2/U) 9 p.m. MT COLORADO STATE at SAN DIEGO STATE* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. PT TUESDAY, JANUARY 28 FRESNO STATE at AIR FORCE* (AT&T SportsNet) 7 p.m. MT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 UTAH STATE at WYOMING* (ESPNU) 9 p.m. MT NEW MEXICO at AIR FORCE* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. MT BOISE STATE at UNLV* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. PT WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 NEVADA at COLORADO STATE* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. MT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 SAN DIEGO STATE at NEW MEXICO* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. MT AIR FORCE at COLORADO STATE* (ESPN3) 2 p.m. MT SAN JOSÉ STATE at BOISE STATE* (MWN) 7 p.m. MT UNLV at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (AT&T SportsNet) 2 p.m. PT WYOMING at FRESNO STATE* (MWN) 4 p.m. PT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 SAN DIEGO STATE at NEVADA* (ESPN2/U) 5 p.m. PT UNLV at COLORADO STATE* (ESPN3) 2 p.m. MT UTAH STATE at NEW MEXICO* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. MT NEW MEXICO at FRESNO STATE* (AT&T SportsNet) 2 p.m. PT WYOMING at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (MWN) 2 p.m. PT MOUNTAIN WEST MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP NEVADA at BOISE STATE* (ESPN2/U) 8 p.m. MT March 4-7 in Las Vegas, Nevada UTAH STATE at SAN DIEGO STATE* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. PT NCAA FIRST & SECOND ROUNDS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 March 19-22 COLORADO STATE at FRESNO STATE* (CBSSN) 6 p.m. PT BOISE STATE at WYOMING* (AT&T SportsNet) 8 p.m. MT NCAA SWEET 16 & ELITE EIGHT ROUND AIR FORCE at NEVADA* (ESPN2/U) 8 p.m. PT March 26-29

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 NCAA FINAL FOUR UNLV at UTAH STATE* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. MT April 4

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 NCAA MEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WYOMING at NEW MEXICO* (Stadium/Facebook) 4 p.m. MT April 6 SAN JOSÉ STATE at NEVADA* (AT&T SportsNet) 4 p.m. PT FRESNO STATE at UNLV* (ESPNU) 5 p.m. PT SAN DIEGO STATE at AIR FORCE* (CBSSN) 6 p.m. MT BOISE STATE at UTAH STATE* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. MT

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 AIR FORCE at BOISE STATE* (AT&T SportsNet) 7 p.m. MT UTAH STATE at COLORADO STATE* (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. MT NEW MEXICO at SAN DIEGO STATE* (ESPN2/U) 8 p.m. PT

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 FRESNO STATE at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (MWN) 7 p.m. PT NEVADA at UNLV* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. PT

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 SAN JOSÉ STATE at AIR FORCE* (MWN) 2 p.m. MT COLORADO STATE at WYOMING* (AT&T SportsNet) 2 p.m. MT UNLV at NEW MEXICO* (CBSSN) 4 p.m. MT UTAH STATE at FRESNO STATE* (ESPN2/U) 7 p.m. PT

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 SAN DIEGO STATE at BOISE STATE* (CBSSN) 2 p.m. MT

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 NEVADA at NEW MEXICO* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. MT COLORADO STATE at UNLV* (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. PT

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 AIR FORCE at FRESNO STATE* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. PT BOISE STATE at SAN JOSÉ STATE* (MWN) 7 p.m. PT WYOMING at UTAH STATE* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. MT

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AIR FORCE BOISE STATE 6-7, 1-1 MW 9-5, 1-1 MW

Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result 11.7 IDAHO STATE L, 89-79 11.5 LIFE PACIFIC W, 126-49 11.9 TEXAS STATE W, 78-71 11.9 at Oregon L, 106-75 11.12 at Army W, 69-57 11.15 UC IRVINE L, 69-60 11.18 at TCU L, 65-54 11.20 BYU W, 72-68 (OT) 11.21 vs. LMU (Bimini, Bahamas) L, 78-64 11.23 at Pacific W, 82-76 (3OT) 11.22 vs. Duquesne (Bimini, Bahamas) L, 69-63 11.29 NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON W, 80-59 11.24 vs. Indiana State (Bimini, Bahamas) L, 84-74 12.4 at New Mexico* L, 80-78 12.1 JACKSON STATE W, 76-52 12.7 COLORADO STATE* W, 75-64 12.4 at Wyoming* W, 86-77 12.11 at Tulsa L, 69-56 12.7 NEVADA* L, 100-85 12.14 ALABAMA STATE W, 100-57 12.14 at Denver W, 79-75 12.22 GEORGIA TECH L, 74-60 12.17 JOHNSON & WALES W, 99-42 12.23 Portland (Honolulu, Hawaii) W, 85-69 12.21 DRAKE L, 85-80 12.25 UTEP (Honolulu, Hawaii) W, 72-67 12.31 UC RIVERSIDE 2 p.m. MT 12.28 CSU Northridge W, 103-72 1.4 at UNLV* 8 p.m. MT 1.1 WYOMING* 6 p.m. MT 1.7 UTAH STATE* 9 p.m. MT 1.4 at Nevada* 4 p.m. MT 1.11 at New Mexico* 4 p.m. MT 1.8 UNLV* 7 p.m. MT 1.15 BOISE STATE* 7 p.m. MT 1.11 at San Diego State* 8 p.m. MT 1.18 COLORADO STATE* 2 p.m. MT 1.15 at Air Force* 7 p.m. MT 1.21 at Utah State* 9 p.m. MT 1.18 UTAH STATE* 8 p.m. MT 1.25 at San José State* 3 p.m. MT 1.25 at Fresno State* 6 p.m. MT 1.28 FRESNO STATE* 7 p.m. MT 1.29 SAN JOSÉ STATE* 7 p.m. MT 2.4 at Nevada* 8 p.m. MT 2.1 NEVADA* 8 p.m. MT 2.8 SAN DIEGO STATE* 6 p.m. MT 2.4 at Wyoming* 8 p.m. MT 2.11 at Boise State* 7 p.m. MT 2.8 at Utah State* 8 p.m. MT 2.15 SAN JOSÉ STATE* 2 p.m. MT 2.11 AIR FORCE* 7 p.m. MT 2.19 at Fresno State* 8 p.m. MT 2.16 SAN DIEGO STATE* 2 p.m. MT 2.22 WYOMING* 2 p.m. MT 2.19 at San José State* 8 p.m. MT 2.26 NEW MEXICO* 7 p.m. MT 2.23 NEW MEXICO* 2 p.m. MT 2.29 at Colorado State* 2 p.m. MT 2.26 at UNLV* 9 p.m. MT

COLORADO STATE FRESNO STATE 9-6, 0-2 MW 4-9, 0-2 MW

Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result 11.5 DENVER W, 74-63 11.5 at Oregon L, 71-57 11.8 at Duke L, 89-55 11.10 WINTHROP W, 77-74 11.13 OMAHA W, 80-65 11.12 at San Diego L, 72-66 11.16 at LMU W, 74-64 11.17 CSU SAN BERNARDINO W, 92-47 11.20 ARKANSAS STATE L, 80-78 11.20 vs. Saint Mary’s (Sacramento, Calif.) L, 68-58 11.25 vs. New Mexico State (Grand Cayman) L, 78-70 (OT) 11.30 at CSU Northridge L, 73-72 11.26 Loyola Chicago (Grand Cayman) W, 61-60 12.4 UNLV* L, 81-80 (2OT) 11.27 Washington State (Grand Cayman) W, 79-69 12.7 at Utah State* L, 77-70 (OT) 12.1 UTAH VALLEY W, 92-61 12.11 at Cal L, 69-63 12.4 SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 79-57 12.14 at Cal Poly W, 62-37 12.7 at Boise State* L, 75-64 12.20 IUPUI W, 95-64 12.10 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, 72-68 12.23 SAN FRANCISCO L, 71-69 12.13 COLORADO L, 56-48 12.28 UC RIVERSIDE L, 60-57 12.21 at Tulsa W, 111-104 (3OT) 1.1 at San Diego State* Noon PT 12.28 DOANE W, 87-62 1.4 SAN JOSÉ STATE* 4 p.m. PT 1.1 at Nevada* 8 p.m. MT 1.7 at New Mexico* 8 p.m. PT 1.4 WYOMING* 11 a.m. MT 1.14 SAN DIEGO STATE 8 p.m. PT 1.11 at San José State* 3 p.m. MT 1.18 at Wyoming* 3 p.m. PT 1.15 NEW MEXICO* 7 p.m. MT 1.22 at Colorado State* 6 p.m. PT 1.18 at Air Force* 2 p.m. MT 1.25 BOISE STATE* 5 p.m. PT 1.22 FRESNO STATE* 7 p.m. MT 1.28 at Air Force* 6 p.m. PT 1.25 at Utah State* 8 p.m. MT 2.1 NEW MEXICO* 2 p.m. PT 1.29 NEVADA* 7 p.m. MT 2.4 COLORADO STATE* 6 p.m. PT 2.1 UNLV* 2 p.m. MT 2.8 at UNLV* 5 p.m. PT 2.4 at Fresno State* 7 p.m. MT 2.12 at San José State* 7 p.m. PT 2.11 UTAH STATE* 7:30 p.m. MT 2.15 UTAH STATE* 7 p.m. PT 2.15 at Wyoming* 2 p.m. MT 2.19 AIR FORCE* 7 p.m. PT 2.18 at UNLV* 8:30 p.m. MT 2.22 at Nevada* 7 p.m. PT 2.22 SAN JOSÉ STATE* 2 p.m. MT 2.29 WYOMING* 4 p.m. PT 2.25 at San Diego State* 9 p.m. MT 2.29 AIR FORCE* 2 p.m. MT BOLD denotes home game

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NEVADA NEW MEXICO 8-5, 1-0 MW 13-2, 2-0 MW

Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result 11.5 UTAH L, 79-74 11.6 EASTERN NEW MEXICO W, 92-71 11.9 LMU W, 72-67 11.9 CSU NORTHRIDGE W, 97-70 11.12 UT-ARLINGTON W, 80-73 11.13 GREEN BAY W, 93-78 11.16 USC L, 76-66 11.16 MCNEESE STATE W, 90-80 11.19 at Davidson L, 91-71 11.19 UTEP L, 66-63 11.22 vs. Fordham (U.S. Virgin Islands) W, 74-60 11.21 at New Mexico State W, 78-77 11.23 Valparaiso (U.S. Virgin Islands) W, 84-59 11.25 vs. Auburn (Brooklyn, N.Y.) L, 84-59 11.25 Bowling Green (U.S. Virgin Islands) W, 77-62 11.26 Wisconsin (Brooklyn, N.Y.) W, 59-50 12.1 MONTANA W, 72-63 12.4 W, 98-67 SANTA CLARA 12.4 BOISE STATE* W, 80-78 12.7 at Air Force* W, 100-85 12.7 at Wyoming W, 79-65 12.10 at BYU L, 75-42 12.14 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 69-62 12.18 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 91-73 12.17 GRAND CANYON W, 91-71 12.21 Saint Mary’s (San Francisco, Calif.) L, 68-63 12.22 HOUSTON BAPTIST W, 107-88 1.1 COLORADO STATE* 7 p.m. PT 12.29 UC DAVIS W, 74-69 1.4 BOISE STATE* 3 p.m. PT 1.1 at San José State* 8 p.m. MT 1.8 at San José State* 7 p.m. PT 1.7 FRESNO STATE* 9 p.m. MT 1.11 at Utah State* 5 p.m. PT 1.11 AIR FORCE* 4 p.m. MT 1.14 WYOMING* 7 P.M. PT 1.15 at Colorado State* 7 p.m. MT 1.18 at San Diego State* 5 p.m. PT 1.18 at UNLV* 4 p.m. MT 1.22 UNLV* 8 p.m. PT 1.21 SAN JOSÉ STATE* 8 p.m. MT 1.25 NEW MEXICO* 5 p.m. PT 1.25 at Nevada* 6 p.m. MT 1.29 at Colorado State* 6 p.m. PT 1.29 SAN DIEGO STATE* 7 p.m. MT 2.1 at Boise State* 7 p.m. PT 2.1 at Fresno State* 3 p.m. MT 2.4 AIR FORCE* 8 p.m. PT 2.8 WYOMING* 4 p.m. MT 2.11 at San Diego State* 9 p.m. MT 2.8 SAN JOSÉ STATE* 4 p.m. PT 2.15 UNLV* 4 p.m. MT 2.12 at UNLV* 7 p.m. PT 2.18 NEVADA* 7 p.m. MT 2.18 at New Mexico* 6 p.m. PT 2.23 at Boise State* 2 p.m. MT 2.22 FRESNO STATE* 7 p.m. PT 2.26 at Air Force* 7 p.m. MT 2.25 at Wyoming* 6 p.m. PT 2.29 UTAH STATE* 8 p.m. MT 2.29 SAN DIEGO STATE* 5 p.m. PT

SAN DIEGO STATE SAN JOSÉ STATE 13-0, 2-0 MW 4-10, 0-2 MW

Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result 11.5 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 77-42 11.6 at Hofstra W, 79-71 11.9 at BYU W, 76-71 11.10 PORTLAND L, 72-57 11.13 GRAND CANYON W, 86-61 11.14 at Arizona L, 87-39 11.20 at San Diego W, 66-49 11.17 SIMPSON W, 85-60 11.22 LIU W, 81-64 11.20 GRAMBLING STATE W, 83-76 11.25 TENNESSEE STATE W, 62-49 11.23 PORTLAND STATE L, 91-76 11.28 vs. Creighton (Las Vegas, Nev.) W, 83-52 11.27 vs. Oregon State (Las Vegas, Nev.) L, 83-48 11.29 Iowa (Las Vegas, Nev.) W, 83-73 12.1 at UCLA L, 93-64 12.4 at Colorado State* W, 79-57 12.4 UTAH STATE* L, 71-59 12.8 SAN JOSÉ STATE* W, 59-57 12.8 at San Diego State* L, 59-57 12.18 SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN W, 92-48 12.14 STANFORD L, 78-58 12.21 vs. Utah (Los Angeles, Calif.) W, 80-52 12.18 at Santa Clara L, 89-84 12.28 CAL POLY W, 73-57 12.22 UC RIVERSIDE L, 80-65 1.1 FRESNO STATE* Noon PT 12.28 PEPPERDINE W, 83-68 1.4 at Utah State* 7 p.m. PT 1.1 NEW MEXICO* 7 p.m. PT 1.8 at Wyoming* 6 p.m. PT 1.4 at Fresno State* 4 p.m. PT 1.11 BOISE STATE* 7 p.m. PT 1.8 NEVADA* 7 p.m. PT 1.14 at Fresno State* 8 p.m. PT 1.11 COLORADO STATE* 2 p.m. PT 1.18 NEVADA* 5 p.m. PT 1.15 at UNLV* 8 p.m PT 1.21 WYOMING* 8 P.M. PT 1.21 at New Mexico* 8 p.m. PT 1.26 at UNLV* 1 P.M. PT 1.25 AIR FORCE* 2 p.m. PT 1.29 at New Mexico* 6 p.m. PT 1.29 at Boise State* 6 p.m. PT 2.1 UTAH STATE* 7 p.m. PT 2.1 WYOMING* 2 p.m. PT 2.8 at Air Force* 5 p.m. PT 2.8 at Nevada* 4 p.m. PT 2.11 NEW MEXICO* 8 p.m. PT 2.12 FRESNO STATE* 7 p.m. PT 2.16 at Boise State* 1 p.m. PT 2.15 at Air Force* 1 p.m. PT 2.22 UNLV* 4:30 p.m. PT 2.19 BOISE STATE* 7 p.m. PT 2.25 COLORADO STATE* 8 p.m. PT 2.22 at Colorado State* 1 p.m. PT 2.29 at Nevada* 5 p.m. PT 2.26 at Utah State* 8 p.m. PT 2.29 UNLV* 2 p.m. PT

BOLD denotes home game

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UNLV UTAH STATE 6-8, 1-0 MW 13-2, 2-0 MW

Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result 11.5 PURDUE FORT WAYNE W, 86-71 11.5 MONTANA STATE W, 81-73 11.9 KANSAS STATE L, 60-56 (OT) 11.8 WEBER STATE W, 89-34 11.12 at Cal L, 79-75 (OT) 11.12 DENVER W,97-56 11.15 at UCLA L, 71-54 11.15 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W, 81-54 11.18 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W, 72-58 11.18 UTSA W, 82-50 11.20 TEXAS STATE L, 64-57 11.22 vs. LSU (Montego Bay, Jamaica) W, 80-78 11.23 SMU L, 72-68 11.24 vs. North Texas (Montego Bay, Jamaica) W, 68-59 11.26 JACKSON STATE W, 80-57 11.29 at Saint Mary’s L, 81-73 11.30 at Cincinnati L, 72-65 (OT) 12.4 at San José State* W, 71-59 12.4 at Fresno State* W, 81-80 (2OT) 12.7 FRESNO STATE* W, 77-70 (OT) 12.7 BYU L, 83-50 12.10 SAINT KATHERINE W, 94-49 12.18 PACIFIC L, 74-66 12.14 BYU L, 68-64 12.21 ROBERT MORRIS W, 81-69 12.18 vs. South Florida (Houston, Texas) W, 76-74 (OT) 12.28 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 64-49 12.21 vs. Florida (Sunrise, Fla.) W, 65-62 1.1 UTAH STATE* 8 p.m. PT 12.28 EASTERN OREGON W, 129-61 1.4 AIR FORCE* 7 P.M. PT 1.1 at UNLV* 9 p.m. MT 1.8 at Boise State* 6 p.m. PT 1.4 SAN DIEGO STATE* 8 p.m. MT 1.11 at Wyoming* 4 p.m. PT 1.7 at Air Force* 9 p.m. MT 1.15 SAN JOSÉ STATE* 8 p.m. PT 1.11 NEVADA* 6 p.m. MT 1.18 NEW MEXICO* 3 p.m. PT 1.18 at Boise State* 8 p.m. MT 1.22 at Nevada* 8 p.m. PT 1.21 AIR FORCE* 9 p.m. MT 1.26 SAN DIEGO STATE* 1 p.m. PT 1.25 COLORADO STATE* 8 p.m. MT 2.1 at Colorado State* 1 p.m. PT 1.28 at Wyoming* 9 p.m. MT 2.5 at Utah State* 7 p.m. PT 2.1 at San Diego State* 8 p.m. MT 2.8 FRESNO STATE* 5 p.m. PT 2.5 UNLV* 8 p.m. MT 2.12 NEVADA* 7 p.m. PT 2.8 BOISE STATE* 8 p.m. MT 2.15 at New Mexico* 3 p.m. PT 2.11 at Colorado State 7:30 p.m. MT 2.18 COLORADO STATE* 7:30 p.m. PT 2.15 at Fresno State* 8 p.m. MT 2.22 at San Diego State* 4:30 p.m. PT 2.19 WYOMING* 7 p.m. MT 2.26 BOISE STATE* 8 p.m. PT 2.25 SAN JOSÉ STATE* 9 p.m. MT 2.29 at San José State* 2 p.m. PT 2.29 at New Mexico* 8 p.m. MT

WYOMING 5-9, 0-2 MW

Date Opponent Time/Result 11.5 IDAHO STATE W, 54-40 11.10 at South Carolina L, 66-32 11.13 CSU FULLERTON L, 60-53 11.16 OREGON STATE L, 83-63 11.19 DETROIT MERCY W, 76-49 11.21 LOUISIANA W, 69-61 11.24 vs. Colorado (Las Vegas, Nev.) L, 56-41 11.26 TCU (Las Vegas, Nev.) L, 64-47 12.4 AIR FORCE* L, 86-77 12.7 NEW MEXICO* L, 79-65 12.14 NORTHERN COLORADO L, 74-53 12.18 UTAH VALLEY L, 69-67 12.21 at Denver (OT) W, 72-66 12.28 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN W, 82-68 1.1 at Boise State* 6 p.m. MT 1.4 at Colorado State* 11 a.m. MT 1.8 SAN DIEGO STATE* 7 p.m. MT 1.11 UNLV* 5 p.m. MT 1.14 at Nevada* 7 p.m. MT 1.18 FRESNO STATE* 4 p.m. MT 1.21 at San Diego State* 9 p.m. MT 1.28 UTAH STATE 9 p.m. MT 2.1 at San José State* 3 p.m. MT 2.4 BOISE STATE* 8 p.m. MT 2.8 at New Mexico* 4 p.m. MT 2.15 COLORADO STATE* 2 p.m. MT 2.19 at Utah State* 7 p.m. MT 2.22 at Air Force* 2 p.m. MT 2.25 NEVADA* 7 p.m. MT 2.29 at Fresno State* 5 p.m. MT BOLD denotes home game

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